隣となり組ぐみ

noun

tonarigumi; neighborhood association

Historical term for small-scale neighborhood associations established in Japan during WWII, responsible for fire fighting, policing, ration distribution, and civil defense.

• 戦せん時じ中ちゅう、隣となり組ぐみは防ぼう空くう演えん習しゅうや物ぶっ資しの配はい給きゅうで重じゅう要ような役やく割わりを果はたした。

  During the war, tonarigumi played an important role in air-raid drills and ration distribution.

• 隣となり組ぐみの制せい度どは1940年ねんに内ない務む省しょうによって整せい備びされた。

  The tonarigumi system was established by the Home Ministry in 1940.